Headline: Rather cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain. Turning brighter later.

Today: A rather gloomy start with widespread cloud bringing persistent rain through the morning. More settled later, with rain turning light, patchy and more showery, though remaining rather cloudy. Some late afternoon sunshine possible in the far southwest. Light winds. Maximum Temperature 16C.

Tonight: Any lingering patchy rain will soon clear leaving a dry, though rather cloudy night. Turning chilly, with fairly widespread fog forming across the region. Minimum Temperature 6C.

Sunday: Fog clears through the morning leaving a widely dry and fine day. Warmer than Saturday with plenty of sunny spells, and temperatures widely above the late-April average. Maximum Temperature 20C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday: High pressure extending from the southwest brings plenty of fine and settled weather. Early morning fog, but plenty of sunshine by day. Increasingly warm with temperatures well above average.